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Im using CRN grooved discs and ( wait for it... ) EBC yellow stuff pads,
Ive tried DS2500 pads and never felt much diffrent, So before this is slated as the weak link... it must be somethingelse , The fluid has been changed twice and its always been ATE super racing Blue fluid.
To be honest when i fitted mintex standard pads they worked/ felt as good as any of the others.
Since i uprated the rear set up the car pulls up alot quicker but i want to sort the fronts properly next.

Noggy Blue 2001 S3 RIP :-(
Family car... 2001 RS4.

I ask questions because i change my mind so much. If i ask questions you have already covered... just leave it be?

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EBC's are your problem I think then Paul; they are actually unsafe. I will never use an EBC product again after some of the things I have seen.

Just give it a go, I know it's expensive but Prawns brakes physically hurt my face. I know it's a commonly used expression but honestly they make my eyes hurt when he puts the land anchors on.

I'm currently weighing up my options for the early part of next year, I need discs and pads and think I am just going to jump up to the Brembo's. No point sticking with 312's when I need to spend £200 on discs and pads anyway.

Also with regards to fitment LCR calipers are 5.5mm different offset to GT Junior calipers.

look pretty epic don't they? I have no idea what they are though! that graph illustrates exactly why the 3000's perform better than 2500's though, the 2500's get better as they start to warm up, then quickly fade. 3000's take MUCH more abuse, and I think it's heat related fade that's pauls problem.

I know Bill runs ds3000's on his 600bhp race car, so they can't be that bad!

Paul, I'd also look into brake cooling if I were you, my inner pads run FAR hotter than my outer pads, and this can be seen in disc wear, pad wear, and the colour of the components when they come off.

You read so many things about how people shouldn't use track pads on the road because they lack initial bite, but of all the different track pads I've tried on the road, I've not found any of them lacking in cold bite at all.

My ds3000's had far more instant cold bite than my standard brembo pads do, even after 30 minutes cruising along a soaking wet motorway in a downpour, they're still razor sharp from the first press of the pedal

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The pedal stays quite hard. Just the car doesnt shed speed very well after the first BIG stop.
The front discs can take another set of pads im sure of it. So as they arent warped i plan to keep the discs.
Is Bill the best place to source these Ds3000 pads?
Do they muller the discs?

Noggy Blue 2001 S3 RIP :-(
Family car... 2001 RS4.

I ask questions because i change my mind so much. If i ask questions you have already covered... just leave it be?

Just to update this thread. Have fitted the LCR's now, the porsche alloys are a tight fit but need some spacers to clear the spokes as was advised earlier. Wanting them refurbed for winter so have taken them off in favour of a set of TT's that I forgot I had in storage, got a few mm of tread left on the TT's so will be buying some new tyres in a couple of weeks

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